Inkwell



March 6, 1934. G, 1 SENGBUSCH 1,949,493

INKWELL Filed April 17. 1953 A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;ylllllllllll Patented Mar. 6, i 1934 f. if-l-.UNITED STAT-Es. PAT-awrV critici:

l i 1,949,493 'y y nwlrvvliu;` Y Gustav J. Sengbuschj lvlilwaukee,:jWisV .A Application April v17, lss'sfseial No. steile 12 claims. (erizo-58) This invention relates to an improved inkwell construction, and has' particular reference to the construction ofinkwells designed'. for mounting Vin'school desks and for like purposes. This application is, in part, a' continuation'of my cof pending application, Serial INo. 542,707,` filed September 27, 1932*."` l v The mainlobjects'of the invention' are, to provide a practically'non-breakable inkwell; to .prolvidefan inkwell-having -a lid permanently at- Y tached thereto, an'd'whichr,v when in closed position,vwill eectively 'prevent evaporation' of :ink therefrom; to provide "an inkwell structure in which ink evaporation is reduced to -a minimum, v

even when the lid ris open, and Ain which theentrance of dust and other foreign matter into the inkwell is reduced to am'inimum when the lid is opened; to provide an `inkwell invwhich the lid will alwaysbeA easily openable, i! e. will vnot stick in'closedposition; to provide Yafguard Awhich will project the inkwell and which will also serve yto yieldingly hold the inkwellinfpredeterninedposition; and, `in general, itis the object of the yin-` vention to provide 'an improved inkwell ponstruction.` Y

improved inkwell construction and certain-modications thereof. x In the drawing:

Fig. 1: isv acplan; ,1 Y s: t Fig. 2 is a sectionon the line2-2 of Fig. 1;

-Fig.3 is a perspective illustrating the guard in'p'lace ina desk and the inkwell removed from the desk vopeningandvguard; a l i Fig. 4 is a perspective of a modified ment;Y Y 1 Fig. 5 is a-section ycorresponding to `a portion of Fig. 2`but of thestruotureillustrated in Fig.l 4;

' Fig. v6 is a section similar to Fig. 5, but` showing a'. still furthermodication.

arrange Referring now to the drawingmy improved inkwellembodies a one-piece receptacle,v inthis instance, shown as Yof, substantially cylindrical formation, .the v.receptacle including integrally molded side and :end wall'portions 5, 6vv and 7. vThe receptaclel'is preferably 'molded yof a suitablehardrubber composition -which satisfactorily resists 4corrosion-due to acids contained in :when my `improved mkwen'construction is to be used on school desks, itispreferably providedl which project beyond the sides of the rolled lip 'shown,'the top A'Wallis provided with upstanding withfa reduced-diameter lower end portion, as

i The Iupper end wall 6V .is provided with an open- Q0 in'glO which affords access to the interior of vthe lwall sothat apen lmay be dipped inA the' ink contained therein and so that ink may be' supplied to the inkwell.v The opening 10 is preferably `of small Varea relative to the area ofthe interior of .5

the receptacle', so that evaporation of ink therefi'orrris greatlyV retardedand so that the settle# ment or" dust or insertion of paper scraps? and other foreign matter into the inkwell is ob- Forclosing the inkwell, a lid 11 is provided.

In the c onstructionishown in Figs.l1, Zand 3, the

vlidisV hinged'on the top of the inkwell by having a lip 4l2, which extends from the rear' edge of the li d,'bent orlrollecl around a pintle 13. The pin tle 13 may be secured to the inkwell in various it is secured by having its opposite end portions 12, embedded in the top walllof the inkwell. As

portions 14 in'v which the hinged pintle end portions are'embedded. l i As vclearly shown in Figs..2 and 3, the topfofr the inkwell visrec'essed-in factfdouble recessed, so as to provide a recess A15 of a depth substantially the same as the thickness of thelid plate 11 andv a-recessv 16 which provides V*an air space between thebottom of the-lid plate and the top surface of the' recessed top wall portion. The

lid is thus positioned substantially flush with the y surrounding Atop surface of the top wall 6.- The space between the lid plate and the recessed top wallportion in which the opening 10 is located. A

serves to prevent sweating, i. e. accumulation rof ink moisture on the bottom of the lid plate,A thereby preventing ink from gradually accumuvlating and acting as an adhesive to ultimately stick the lid inclosed position;

Asv shown `in Figs.l 2 and 3, the inkwell is'mount- I, ed in a desk opening in connection with a'guardl element 18. The guard element 18- embodies a 110 ways, but in the preferred form of construction, y

In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 andf3,'the top 100 The supporting functionfmay be bottom or-end wall 19 having a central aperture 20 and a plurality of fingers 21 extending upwardly from the periphery of the end wall in circumferentially spaced relation. At their upper ends, the ngers are bent laterally outwardly to provide ears 22 and these ears are notched so as to form teeth 23.

The guard is secured in position in an opening in the desk top by having the toothed ear portions of its lingers driven into the material of the top as an incident to spreading of the fingers which are initially bent inwardly so as to permit their upper ends to freely enter the opening in the desk. If desired, the teeth 23 may be slightly sharpened to facilitate entrance thereof into the desk top. The guard is preferably made of metal which is slightly resilientso that the nngers, after being driven the full distance into the desk, will spring back slightly. In Fig. 3, the fingers are shown in their normal returned position-leaving small spaces as indicated at 24 into fltbetween adjacent ears 22 of the guard (see.

Fig. 2). The bottoms of the ears 25 may rest on a ledge 27 formed in the desk opening to thereby support the inkwell independently of the upper flange 17 or, if no such ledge 27 is available in the desk, the shoulder 26 of the inkwell may rest vdirectly on the tops of the finger ears 22. Of

course, it will be understood that the guard should be so positioned that the tops of the iingers are in proper spaced relation to the surface of the desk so that the shoulder 26 and ear 17 may both engage their respective supporting sur- It `will also be understood that in casesv faces. where there is no ledge such as 27 available in the desk, the teeth 23 may be lengthened slightly to penetrate the desk an amount which will afford adequate support for the guard and the inkwell.

In the form of `construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the lidstructure includes a pair of metallic plates 28 and V29, the plate 28 being a lid plate .and the plate 29 being a mounting plate. As

clearly shown, the lid plate 28 is hingedly connected to the mounting plate 29 through the agency of a pintle 30 which is embraced by suitably rolled ears formed integrally with therespective plates. The mounting plate 29 is provided with beveled edges as indicated at 3l, and

itis embedded in the top wall of the inkwell so that portions of the top wall overlie the beveled edges of the plate to firmly secure the mounting plate to the top wall. The top surface of the lid plate 28 and mounting plate 29 is thus substantially hush with the surrounding top surface 32 and the two plate elements together constiinkwell and whichmay be polished to present a pleasing appearance and to present a color which contrasts with the color of the body of the inkwell. As shown in Fig. 5, the lid is recessed only to receive the thickness of the lid plate 28V. If

desired asecond recess may beprovided in 'this form to provide the air space arrangement described in connection with Fig. 2.

Another manner of mounting the lid plate in the inkwell is illustrated inFig. 6. In this form, theV lid plate 28 is hingedly connected to the mounting plate 29 through a hinged connection 33 which is offset downwardly and embedded in the top wall of the inkwell so as to provide an entirely flat surface on the inkwell top. In this formr of construction, the lid may be opened to an extent of 90 degrees as indicated inV dotted lines, Whereas in the forms illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the lid may be swung back through an arc of approximately 180 degrees, as also indi- `cated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 and in full lines in Fig. 3.

In all forms, the top surfacel of the inkwell may begprovided lwith a recess 34 adjacent the edge ofthe lid plate to facilitate the insertion of a thumb or nger-nail under the edge of the lid to open same.

,In the formof construction illustrated in Figs.

4 to 6 inclusive, the inkwell isnot provided with a top flange. In this form of construction, the inkwell is designed to be positioned in a desk with its top surface substantially flush with the'desk surface. This form ofv construction may be mounted in the desk either with or Without a guard such as 18, it being merely necessary toV provide some form of shoulder in the desk-openingon which the shoulder35 ofthe inkwell may.

rest. Y In the event that lugs such as, 25 are also provided on the shoulder 35so' as to adapt; the inkwell to use in connection with a guard 18,-,such lugs will of course, rest on whatever shoulder is provided in the desk.v

AThe described inkwell construction is of itself very durable and when protected bya guard such as 18, is seldom if ever, subjected to anyhard forces which might tend to break or damage coning of small area relative to the area of the interior of the. receptacle, and a metallic lid including a pair of plate parts hinged together, vone of said plate parts being embedded and thereby xedly anchored in the upper end wall of lthe receptacle Yand having its top surface substantially flush with the top surface of said upper end wall, the latter being recessed to receive the other plate partin substantiallyco-planar relation to the embedded partand with its top surface substantially ilushwith the top surface of said upper end wall, said` last-mentioned" lid part 'being thereby 'hingedly mountedV on the upper'end of the receptacle in positionto close saidopening'. tute an insert which may be concentric with the 2. An inkwell of the class described, compris.- ing a receptaclev of one-piece construction and includingintegrally formed side and end walls, the upper end Wall being provided with -an opening of small area relative to the area of theinterior of the-receptacle, and ametallic lid-including a pair,- of plate parts hinged'together, one of stantially semi-circular.

said plate parts having beveled edges and being embedded and thereby xedly anchoredin the upper end wall of the receptacle and havingits top surface substantially ilush with the top surface of said upper end Wall, the latter being recessed to receive the other plate part in substantially co-planar relation to the embedded part and Withitstop surface substantially flush With the tcp surfaces of said upper end Wall, said lastmentioned lid part being thereby hingedly mounted on the upper end of the receptacle in position to close said opening, and said top Wall being provided With a recess adjacent a portion .of the edge of said last-mentioned lid part to the receptacle and'co-planar with said lid forhingedly mounting said lid onthe receptacle.

4. An inkwell as described in claim 3 wherein said lid and plate are substantially ush with the outer surfaceof the top end wall.

5. An inkwell of the class described, comprising a one-piece molded Y receptacle having integrally formed side and end walls, the upper end wall being provided with an opening aording access to the interior of the receptacle, Ya lid for closing said opening, and a plate hinged to said lid, said plate having a beveled edge molded into the upper end Wall of said receptacle Whereby'an integral portion of said receptacle `overhangs said beveled edge so as to' lock it in place on the outside of said wall, and said lid being rotatable from a closed position substantially Vco-planar with said plate through substantially 180 degrees.

6. An inkwell as defined in claim 5, wherein'A the side wall ofl said receptacle is substantially cylindrical and said plate and lid are both sub- 7. An inkwell of the class describedcomprising a receptacle having top, bottom and sidewalls..

the top Wall having a shallow recess therein and an opening of smaller area than said recess, said opening extending through said recessed Wall portion for aording access to the interior of the receptacle, and a lid plate seated in said recess and having its top surface substantially flush with the adjacent top surface of the receptacle, and means for hingedly mounting said lid on the receptacle.

8. An inkwell of the class described compris' inkwell for closing said opening, and means for ling a vreceptacle having top, bottom and side ing Va receptacle having top, bottom and. sider walls, the top Wall having a recess therein and an 'opening ofV smaller area 'than said recess, said opening extending throughV said recessed Wall portion for affording access to the interior of the receptacle, and a lidplate seated in saidv recess and having its top surface substantially flush with the adjacent top surface of the receptacle, said llid plate being of less thickness than the depth of said recess so as, to provide an air space bey tweenthe lid plate and `recessed top Wall por-r tion, andmeans for lhingedly mounting said lid on the receptacle. v Y Q 9. An inkwell of the class described comprising Va receptacle Ahaving top, bottom and side walls,- the top Wall having a recess therein and an opening of Ysmaller area than said recess, said opening extending through said recessed wall portion for affording access to the interior of -the receptacle, a lid plate hingedly mounted on the supporting said lid in closed position in saidtop recess but in spaced relationr tothe recessed top surface.' l

10. An inkwell of* the class described compriseral shoulder in said recess for engaging a marginal portion ofl said lid to support the lid in closed position in said top recess but in spacedV relation to the recessed top-surface.

l1. In combination, an inkwell adapted to be mounted in an opening in a desk, and a guard mounted in the opening, comprising an Aend member and a series of iingers extending upwardly 115 from the end member into said opening rfor `from the vend' member into said opening, and ears 12| carried by some of said fingers for biting into the ldesk intermediate its thickness to secure the a guard to the desk. .y GUSTAV J. SENGBUSCH. 

